Chapter 15
These were a type of distinct difference between the north and south in the 1850's
What is cultural
this group of people believed slavery was wrong for many reasons
who were abolitionists
this idea was promoted by southern states saying that new states should have right to decide if they would have slavery or not
What is popular sovereignty
most people who opposed slavery joined this political party that was formed in the 1850s
What is republican party
the name given to the states that stayed loyal to the US governmetn
What was the Union
the 19th century belief that the US should expand from the east coast to the west coast
what is Manifest Destiny
relating to the system where goods and services are produced, bought, and sold
What is economics
many enslaved african-americans escaped to freedom on this secret network of people and places
What was the underground railroad
this made slavery a political issue
What is states' rights
this man won the presidential election in 1860
Who was Abraham Lincoln
the location of the battle that began the Civil War
What was Fort Sumter
to add
what is annex
the economy in the north was more _____ than in the south
what is industrialized (or factories)
this famous escaped slave wrote a newspaper called the north star
who is Frederick Douglass
southern states believed they had the right to do this to any federal law they disagreed with
What is nullify
the first state to secede after the new president was elected
What was South Carolina
northern states wanted western states to be admitted as this type of state
what is free
existing before a war, especially the American Civil War
what is antebellum
this region of the US was mostly rural
What is the south
this man wrote an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator and worked for immediate emancipation of slaves
Who was William Lloyd Garrison
this amendment in the bill of rights provides protection for states' rights
What is the 10th amendment
the first 7 states that seceded the Union in 1861 formed this
what was the Confederate States of America
this abolitionist wanted to help slaves by giving them guns and ended up losing his 2 sons and being hung for his efforts
Who is John Brown
freeing someone from the control of another
what is emancipation
most immigrants to the US settled in this region
What is the north
this person escaped slavery and then went back to rescue her family and made 19 other trips to free other slaves
Who was Harriet Tubman
what allowed california to enter the Union as a free state?
What was the Compromise of 1850
the new president of the Confederate States
Who was Jefferson Davis
this slave sued for his freedom in 1857
Who was Dred Scott
to declare invalid or no longer legal and binding
what is nullify